Thoughts? counterfeit or ??

Smittys

4.86 grams doesn't look silver.

TomB

Where's the mintmark? Is this a Henning nickel?

dcarr

Yes, a "Henning" 1944 no-P, the die pair without the looped R.

PerryHall

@TomB said:
Where's the mintmark? Is this a Henning nickel?

That was my first thought.

Smittys

@TomB said:
Where's the mintmark? Is this a Henning nickel?

Henning weight 5.4 grams +/-

Treashunt

yup, Henning

Boosibri

Cool

astrorat

Neat Henning.

mannie gray

Another vote for Henning (pun intended.)

291fifth

Henning.

Jimnight

Looks to be a Henning.

johnny9434

Nice find 🙂

JBK

Henning. A little light to start with then well circulated.

ricko

Nice find... What is the backstory? Found in change? Roll hunting? Cheers, RickO

NumisOxide

Very cool!

PerryHall

It's a genuine Henning counterfeit.

davewesen

I was looking through a pile and wonder about this one wt 5.37g

PerryHall

The Henning counterfeit nickels used to sell for about $25. Not sure what they're worth these days.

DoubleEagle59

Yup, looks like a .........................

tincup

Neat find. A counterfeit that is welcome and looked for...

abcde12345

@Jimnight said:
Looks to be a Henning.

jesbroken

I see the mint mark missing, but I thought the 44 Henning Nickel had a hole in the leg of the R in PLURIBUS? Or was that just some of the 44's and not all?
Jim

Oldhoopster

@jesbroken I believe some of the Henning reverse dies did not have the characteristic R, but I can't recall if any were paired with the 1944 obverse